Cover image courtesy of Darley Australia
Written by Georgie Dennis
Darley stallion Street Boss (USA) and trainer James Cummings celebrated a juvenile double within an hour on Saturday as Anamoe took out the Listed Merson Cooper S. At Sandown in impressive fashion before Sliders won the Max Lees Classic on debut at Newcastle.
Ridden by Damien Oliver, Anamoe was mightily impressive after settling towards the back of the field and being locked away on the fence before veering to the outside in the final 200 metres and storming home to beat race-favourite Forbes (Capitalist) by 0.1l.
"That was a nice effort," Oliver said. "I’ve done a bit of work on him and once I got the chance I let him run.
"They might’ve got away a bit in the run but he’s a nice horse with ability. He’s scopey and will get better when he gets over 1200 metres."
Godolphin representative Sean Keogh said the colt had thrived since running fifth in the Listed Debutant S. at Caulfield on debut.
"As far as our 2-year-olds are concerned, this guy from his first start has probably improved the most and it was nice to see that performance from him today," he said.
"As far as our 2-year-olds are concerned, this guy from his first start has probably improved the most and it was nice to see that performance from him today." - Sean Keogh
"He’s come on really well in the coat and not only that he’s grown a bit physically and got a bit more strength there between runs."
Quick double delivered
Then in the opening event at Newcastle, Sliders settled just off a hot speed but showcased a similar turn of foot to Anamoe as she kicked past her rivals when asked by Rachel King to defeat Snowdrop (Capitalist) by 0.5l with Pippa Charlotte (Not A Single Doubt) another 0.1l away in third in a tight finish.
"I've had a bit to do with her during the early parts of her career and she has just been a natural," jockey Rachel King said.
"I think she is very untapped still. She did that very comfortably today.
"She doesn't quite know how to really put them away yet but coming off the back of one trial, I thought it was really impressive."
Both 2-year-olds were bred by Godolphin with Anamoe the fourth winner from seven to race out of G1 Australasian Oaks winner Anamato (Redoute’s Choice), making him a half-brother to Irish stakes winner Anamba (GB) (Shamardal {USA}).
Anamato is out of the stakes-placed Voltage (Whiskey Road {USA}), making her a half-sister to G1 Oakleigh Plate winner Drum (Marauding {NZ}), while she is also related to multiple Group 1 winner Grand Armee (Hennessy {USA}).
Anamato has a yearling by Shooting To Win while she was served by Blue Point (Ire) this season.
Street Boss (USA) | Standing at Darley
Similar to Anamoe, Sliders is also out of a Redoute’s Choice mare in Glissade who was runner-up in the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude and is also responsible for G1 Thousand Guineas winner Flit (Lonhro) and multiple stakes placegetter Flow (Street Cry {Ire}).
Glissade herself is out of Group 3 winner Steflara (Zabeel {NZ}) and is a sister to G3 Belle Of The Turf S. runner-up Pleiades. Further back this is also the family of multiple Group 1 winner Gold Hope (NZ) (John’s Hope) and Group 3 scorer Blue Storm (Bluebird {USA}).
Glissade has a yearling filly by Frosted (USA) and foaled a filly by Astern this year.
Street Boss, who stands at Darley’s Northwood Park in Victoria for a fee of $27,000 (inc GST), is now responsible for 41 individual stakes winners including 17 stakes-winning juveniles.
